Konkola Copper Mines

Konkola Copper Mines (abbreviated to KCM) is a copper mining and smelting company in Zambia.

The company is 80% owned by Vedanta Resources and 20% owned by the state mining company of Zambia,[2] ZCCM Investments Holdings.
KCM produces 2 million tons of copper ore per year. The company’s Konkola Deep Mining Project will expand its capacity to 6 million tons of ore per year.

Company assets include Konkola Copper Mine, Nchanga Copper mine near Chingola, Nampundwe Pyrites Mine and Nkana Refinery in Kitwe – the largest copper smelter in Zambia.

Exports were transported to the ports of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania and Durban in South Africa. Principal markets included the Middle East and East Asia. Metal was also sold domestically, to Metal Fabricators of Zambia